Phased Rollouts for Managed OS for Apple devices

The new phased rollout option previously introduced for Mac Auto Apps is now available for Apple Managed OS. Phased rollouts give admins more control over how updates are introduced across their fleet.

Instead of sending a new declaration to every device at the same time once a new version is available from Apple, admins can enable phased rollout and choose a rollout window between 1 and 7 days (in hours). Devices are then sent the new declaration gradually over that period, helping reduce large spikes in download and caching activity.

When enabled, Iru uses an algorithm that considers the configured rollout window together with device-specific data to determine when each device becomes eligible for the updated version. The timing for each device is shown in the Library Item status.

This new option for Managed OS can be combined with the recently released embedded delays; phased rollout is applied to devices as the embedded delay expires.